tax: meaning and words from its letters
3 letters · 10 letter points · starts with T · ends with X
Meaning of tax
noun
- countable, uncountable
Money or goods collected by a government (or an entity to whom the government has delegated this power, e.g. in tax farming) to fund itself and its services, for example by levying a charge on income, purchases (sales), property or harvest, other than that money which is collected by the government in exchange for specific goods (e.g. the purchase of surplus vehicles).
- countable, uncountable
A charge (of money, food, labor, etc) collected by a person, organization, etc; something required (exacted) from someone who is (really or notionally) under the control of the taxer, such as a contribution or service.
- figuratively, uncountable
A burdensome demand
Example: a heavy tax on time or health
Listed forms: taxes.
Source: Wiktionary — tax.
verb
- transitive
To impose and collect a tax from (a person or company).
Example: Some think to tax the wealthy is the fairest.
- transitive
To impose and collect a tax on (something).
Example: Some think to tax wealth is destructive of a private sector.
- transitive
To make excessive demands on.
Example: Do not tax my patience.
- transitive
To accuse.
Listed forms: taxes, taxing, taxed.
Source: Wiktionary — tax.
Adapted from Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki.org. Selected senses and forms; quotations omitted. Definition text is CC BY-SA 4.0.
Synonyms by meaning
Words are grouped by sense, so they are not necessarily interchangeable in every context. Search synonyms for tax.
noun
charge against a citizen's person or property or activity for the support of government
- taxation
- revenue enhancement
verb
set or determine the amount of (a payment such as a fine)
verb
use to the limit
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is tax in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of tax
T(1) + A(1) + X(8) = 10 points.
This is a sum of letter values without board bonuses or word multipliers. A blank tile is worth zero: subtract the value of each letter supplied by a blank. The score does not establish game validity. Full letter-value table.
Anagrams of tax
0 other standard-list words use exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
No other single-word anagram was found in our standard list.
Shorter words from tax
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